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COVID-19 Updates

Advisory – Hand Sanitizers and Children’s Safety: What you need to know

CNW/ -Summary·         Product: Hand sanitizers in non-traditional packaging, including squeeze pouches commonly used for food and beverages.·         Issue: Health Canada is warning Canadians, particularly parents and guardians, about the risks of accidental ingestion among children from hand sanitizers packaged in formats that could...

Information Update – Certain hand sanitizers recalled because they may pose health risks

CNW/ - Health Canada is advising Canadians that the following hand sanitizers are being recalled because they may pose health risks. For more information, including what Canadians should do, visit the online safety alert.Health Canada maintains this list of hand...

Information Update – Certain hand sanitizers containing technical-grade ethanol may pose health risks

CNW/ - Health Canada is advising Canadians that the following hand sanitizers, which contain technical-grade ethanol, may pose health risks. For more information, including what Canadians should do, visit the online safety alert.Canadians are also advised to refer to the list of...

A vaccine for Covid-19 on the horizon, promise Pfizer and BioNTech

Kirkland, Quebec—Known as the BNT162 mRNA- Based Vaccine, it should be supplied as early as 2021 state the two companies. Of course it is subject to Health Canada’s approval at the moment, but the announcement is good news enough...

Lysol® and Kinsa’s FLUency™ joining forces to aid in the reopening of schools

San Francisco – For years Kinsa™  has been dedicated to stopping the spread of any contagious illness, and now they have decided to work in tandem with Lysol® to nip Covid-19 in the bud so to speak, with their...

Mobile App Now Available To Alert Canadians Of COVID-19 Exposure

CANADA - If the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t already remind one and all of some Hollywood film where absolutely anything was possible, the news of an app that can actually alert you when you’ve been exposed to the virus is...

Masks On Public Transit In Montréal?

I wrote a piece last week on the STM, trying to find out how the obligatory wearing of masks and face-coverings was going across the city on public transit, and of course in Park Extension. See original story here:...

How Covid-19 Has Affected These 3 Park Ex Businesses

Some have been affected more than others – join us as we take a look at three long-standing businesses in the community.It is through the trying times that come our way that the strongest shine through all the calamity....

Masks Now Mandatory—Who’s Following The Rules and Who’s Not?

A deep look at who’s wearing their masks and who isn’t – You’ll be surprised at who’s following the rules and who isn’tThis past Saturday, July 18th marked the first day in which the mask and/or face-covering became mandatory...

VSP borough confirms 20 new COVID-19 cases in the last week

COVID-19 Update for Friday, July 17Avleen K MokhaCOVID-19 refers to the disease caused by a new kind of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can affect animals and humans. The family of viruses causes respiratory illnesses.The new...